Walters v. Seattle, Renton & Southern Railway Co.
Washington Supreme Court
Appeal from a judgment of the superior court for King county, Gilliam, J., entered February 21, 1907, upon the verdict of a jury rendered in favor of the plaintiff, in an action for personal injuries sustained by a passenger in a street car collision.
1Opinion of the CourtFullerton, J.
The appellant owns and operates an electric railway extending from the city of Seattle to the town of Renton, in King county. On August 13, 1906, the respondent ivas a passenger on one of the appellant’s cars, and was injured by a collision which occurred between the car on Avhich she Avas riding and a car coming from the opposite direction. This action was brought to recover damages for the injuries received. At the trial the jury returned a verdict in favor of respondent for the sum of $5,000. The trial judge deemed the recovery excessive, and reduced it to $3,000, offering the respondent…
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